Hagi is the birthplace of the Meiji Restoration, which laid the foundation of Japan's modernization and nurtured many pioneers who led the new era. One of the largest wooden school buildings in Japan, built on the site of Meirinkan, one of the largest schools in Japan, has been renovated as a starting point for sightseeing in Hagi. The main building houses tourist information, restaurants, and souvenir stores, while the second building houses the Bakumatsu Museum, which exhibits valuable actual materials from the end of the Edo period, and the World Heritage Visitor Center, where visitors can learn about the Industrial Revolutionary Heritage of Meiji Japan in an easy-to-understand manner through videos and quizzes. The Bakumatsu Restoration VR, which allows visitors to experience famous scenes from the Bakumatsu Restoration, is a must-see!

The Hagi Museum is the core facility of the "Hagi City Museum," a museum that treats the entire town of Hagi as if it were a museum, where visitors can comprehensively learn about Hagi's nature, history, and cultural attractions. The museum exhibits natural exhibits such as the deep-sea fish "Ryugunotsukai" and materials related to Hagi Castle Town, which is part of the World Heritage Site "Industrial Revolutionary Heritage of Meiji Japan," as well as materials related to Yoshida Shoin, Takasugi Shinsaku, and others who were active during the late Edo period (1603-1868) and the Meiji Restoration. The "Kurashi-no-Yakata" exhibit includes folklore materials such as tools of daily life. Special and special exhibitions are held four times a year.

Hagi City has many historically valuable cultural property facilities, such as nationally designated important cultural properties and the former residence of the Prime Minister, which are open to the public, and there is a one-day pass for Hagi City Cultural Property Facilities that allows you to visit these historic sites. There is a one-day pass for Hagi City Cultural Properties Facilities that allows you to visit these historic sites.

Choshu-en is located in front of the gate of the five-story pagoda of Ruriko-ji Temple, a national treasure and one of the three most famous pagodas in Japan, and a representative tourist attraction in Yamaguchi City. The store offers a wide variety of specialty products from Yamaguchi Prefecture, a restaurant and café offering local goodies, and the opportunity to experience traditional crafts. We look forward to seeing you at our store when you visit "Ruriko-ji Temple and Five-Story Pagoda.

This guidebook lists 100 people associated with Yamaguchi City from among those who were active during the Bakumatsu Restoration period, in chronological order of birth, and provides easy-to-understand explanations. An index of names is included at the end of the book, making it suitable for use as a dictionary. This book is recommended for those who love the history of the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. Limited to the first 50 applicants, please check discord for information on how to apply.

Translated guides who speak Japanese, English, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese and are traveling in Yamaguchi. A limited number of pairs of interpreter-guides will be provided free of charge with the purchase of this NFT. Please note that this is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check our discord for information on how to make arrangements.